Short- and long-term vitamin A treatment in children with cholestasis
1988
Amedee-Manesme, O. | Mourey, M.S. | Therasse, J. | Couturier, M. | Alvarez, F. | Hanck, A. | Bernard'o.
Extract: Newborns have limited reserve supplies of vitamin A. Infants with chronic cholestasis are in a precarious nutritional state because of their limited ability to build these stores even though the vitamin is present in their diet. In this study, we investigated liver concentrations of vitamin A in 30 children with extrahepatic biliary atresia. We demonstrate that correction of the deficiency occurs after intramuscular administration of a water-miscible solution of retinyl palmitate (100 000 IU, or 30 mg retinol equivalent). Furthermore, we evaluated the effect of vitamin A injections on liver and blood concentrations in nine children with chronic cholestasis over a 1-y period. We conclude this treatment is efficient and is well tolerated.(author)
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